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69d77da4e6 feat: Add PNG cover image support for EPUB books (#827)
## Summary
- EPUB books with PNG cover images now display covers on the home screen
instead of blank rectangles
- Adds `PngToBmpConverter` library mirroring the existing
`JpegToBmpConverter` pattern
- Uses miniz (already in the project) for streaming zlib decompression
of PNG IDAT data
- Supports all PNG color types (Grayscale, RGB, RGBA, Palette,
Gray+Alpha)
- Optimized for ESP32-C3: batch grayscale conversion, 2KB read buffer,
same area-averaging scaling and Atkinson dithering as the JPEG path

## Changes
- **New:** `lib/PngToBmpConverter/PngToBmpConverter.h` — Public API
matching JpegToBmpConverter's interface
- **New:** `lib/PngToBmpConverter/PngToBmpConverter.cpp` — Streaming PNG
decoder + BMP converter
- **Modified:** `lib/Epub/Epub.cpp` — Added `.png` handling in
`generateCoverBmp()` and `generateThumbBmp()`

## Test plan
- [x] Tested with EPUB files using PNG covers — covers appear correctly
on home screen
- [ ] Verify with various PNG color types (most stock EPUBs use 8-bit
RGB)
- [ ] Confirm no regressions with JPEG cover EPUBs

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## Summary by CodeRabbit

**New Features**
- Added PNG format support for EPUB cover and thumbnail images. PNG
files are automatically processed and cached alongside existing
supported formats. This enhancement enables users to leverage PNG cover
artwork when generating EPUB files, improving workflow flexibility and
compatibility with common image sources.

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Co-authored-by: Nik Outchcunis <outchy@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Dave Allie <dave@daveallie.com>
2026-02-16 22:56:13 +11:00
ddc31546db feat: add png jpeg support (#556)
## Summary
- Add embedded image support to EPUB rendering with JPEG and PNG
decoders
- Implement pixel caching system to cache decoded/dithered images to SD
card for faster re-rendering
- Add 4-level grayscale support for display
## Changes
### New Image Rendering System
- Add `ImageBlock` class to represent an image with its cached path and
display dimensions
- Add `PageImage` class as a new `PageElement` type for images on pages
- Add `ImageToFramebufferDecoder` interface for format-specific image
decoders
- Add `JpegToFramebufferConverter` - JPEG decoder with Bayer dithering
and scaling
- Add `PngToFramebufferConverter` - PNG decoder with Bayer dithering and
scaling
- Add `ImageDecoderFactory` to select appropriate decoder based on file
extension
- Add `getRenderMode()` to GfxRenderer for grayscale render mode queries
### Dithering and Grayscale
- Implement 4x4 Bayer ordered dithering for 4-level grayscale output
- Stateless algorithm works correctly with MCU block decoding
- Handles scaling without artifacts
- Add grayscale render mode support (BW, GRAYSCALE_LSB, GRAYSCALE_MSB)
- Image decoders and cache renderer respect current render mode
- Enables proper 4-level e-ink grayscale when anti-aliasing is enabled
### Pixel Caching
- Cache decoded/dithered images to `.pxc` files on SD card
- Cache format: 2-bit packed pixels (4 pixels per byte) with
width/height header
- On subsequent renders, load directly from cache instead of re-decoding
- Cache renderer supports grayscale render modes for multi-pass
rendering
- Significantly improves page navigation speed for image-heavy EPUBs
### HTML Parser Integration
- Update `ChapterHtmlSlimParser` to process `<img>` tags and extract
images from EPUB
- Resolve relative image paths within EPUB ZIP structure
- Extract images to cache directory before decoding
- Create `PageImage` elements with proper scaling to fit viewport
- Fall back to alt text display if image processing fails
### Build Configuration
- Add `PNG_MAX_BUFFERED_PIXELS=6402` to support up to 800px wide images

  ### Test Script
                                
  - Generate test EPUBs with annotated JPEG and PNG images
- Test cases cover: grayscale (4 levels), centering, scaling, cache
performance
  
## Test plan
- [x] Open EPUB with JPEG images - verify images display with proper
grayscale
- [x] Open EPUB with PNG images - verify images display correctly and no
crash
- [x] Navigate away from image page and back - verify faster load from
cache
- [x] Verify grayscale tones render correctly (not just black/white
dithering)
- [x] Verify large images are scaled down to fit screen
- [x] Verify images are centered horizontally
- [x] Verify page serialization/deserialization works with images
  - [x] Verify images rendered in landscape mode        

## Test Results
[png](https://photos.app.goo.gl/5zFUb8xA8db3dPd19)
[jpeg](https://photos.app.goo.gl/SwtwaL2DSQwKybhw7)


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![20260128_231004209](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/06c94acc-8a06-4955-978e-6e583399478d)

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![20260128_230918374](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f007d5db-41cc-4fa6-bb22-9e767ee7b00d)


                                                                       
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Co-authored-by: Matthías Páll Gissurarson <mpg@mpg.is>
Co-authored-by: Dave Allie <dave@daveallie.com>
2026-02-16 19:56:59 +11:00